What is the Ministry of Industry?
It involves urban planning, water conservancy formations, the manufacturing of magical instruments and spiritual tools, alchemy and spiritual talismans, as well as the output and procurement of raw materials such as minerals, forests, and spiritual medicines.
Such a department, especially in the self-interested world of immortal cultivation, would be strange if nothing went wrong.
Even though Qin Xu was mentally prepared, he was still deeply shocked.
In nearly a year, nearly a thousand monks from all levels of the Ministry of Works were arrested.
The Minister of Works was once asked by some bigwigs to resign and had no intention of caring about Qin Xu.
Everyone had a feeling that something big was about to happen in the Ministry of Industry.
I never expected such a big bomb to explode.
Qin Xu thought according to what he had thought before, if a powerful force infiltrated the Ministry of Works, he would be corrupt.
At that time, I thought that what I wanted was too dark.
It was not until the Supervisory Commission conducted an investigation and seized the real accounts that they obtained them.
He felt that he was still too kind.
If his previous ideas are implemented in the future.
I guess many monks will worship him, he is such a good man.
Compared with these monks from the Ministry of Works, his vision is narrow.
Looking through the interrogation records.
Some emotion.
The Ministry of Industry has its own internal price.
For example, some kind of second-level spiritual material for building a large formation.
The price on the market is only a few hundred or a thousand.
When it arrived at the Ministry of Works, the loss increased by 30%, and then the price increased by 50%. All the extra spirit stones were taken away by the officials of the Ministry of Works.
Every time the people below reported their expenses, they would print their superiors' seal in advance, and then the people from the Ministry of Works would fill in the amounts.
The final accounts must match.
"The people in the Ministry of Industry are too selfish. They don't even leave a single share for the people below them."
The supervisory doctor next to him replied with a smile.
"The people down there also have their own ways. If there's a big fire or a disaster, there's always a way to wipe it out."
"Yes, the people above will not make things difficult for them. Their repair reports will be approved immediately," another doctor added.
"My eyes have been opened. They have really been opened."
They thought that Lord Qin had never been exposed to these things, so he was just expressing his feelings.
"Tsk, this place is also amazing. A city has repaired the formation over 300 times in ten years, and it cost more than 5 million spirit stones in total."
"Can the fucking Ministry of Revenue approve this?"
"Your Excellency may not know that this city defense formation was built with spiritual stones from the Saint Emperor's treasury."
"No wonder, I was wondering why so many of them were repairs of the formation."
A doctor hesitated for a moment and then spoke.
"So that you know, sir, sometimes, when the Ministry of Revenue is short of money, it will use similar methods, such as organizing a county inspection, to extract some spiritual crystals from the Saint Emperor's treasury."
Qin Xu didn't know what to say.
The Holy Emperor doesn't seem to be such a sucker.
But if you think about it carefully, he has to pay this amount of spiritual crystals even though he is the Holy Emperor, because this formation is the foundation of the dynasty's rule.
It's just like transferring money from one hand to the other. If there's no more spirit stones, I can just find a few rich people to rob their houses.
Thinking of this, Qin Xu's face showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.
Could it be that the Holy Emperor’s treasury is out of spirit crystals?
Let him get some Shangshu to recover his health?
The more you think about it, the more likely it becomes.
"They are too bold and have too big an appetite."
"Yes, the problem with the Ministry of Revenue should be even bigger. Do you think we should..."
"Don't move for now. I'll go ask for permission to arrest the Minister of Industry and see how the court reacts. I'll consider other things then."
"If the backlash is huge, we may have to stay quiet for a while."
Qin Xu sorted out the case files and brought them to the palace.
He had intended to tell the Holy Emperor about these corrupt officials in the Ministry of Works, but the Holy Emperor didn't even meet him and directly gave him the talisman.
He brought his men to the Ministry of Industry again.
In full view of everyone, Minister Duan was taken away.
"Master Prime Minister, isn't this a bit unruly of Qin Xu to do this?"
The Minister of War came to the Government Affairs Hall, and not only him, but several other ministers also came here.
If Qin Xu can take the Minister of Works away today, he can take them away tomorrow.
Not for the Minister of Works, but for themselves, they have to stand up in this matter.
"Yes, how can we handle the affairs? The so-called 'bailout of spirit stones' has already caused dissatisfaction. This Qin Xu is a treacherous person who disturbs the court at will and uses his power to oppress his colleagues."
The Minister of Rites directly gave you a reason to attack Qin Xu.
"This court cannot be in chaos. We cannot let him do what he wants."
An assistant minister also expressed his attitude.
He had a good relationship with Duan Hongsheng in private, and they would show some filial respect to each other from time to time.
Although these things will not bring him down, he still needs to be protected, otherwise it will be difficult to lead the team in the future.
Behind every assistant minister is a long group of people.
Without these people, they are just like decorations, and similarly, the people below are like floating duckweed without them.
They complement each other.
The deputy assistant looked at the chief assistant without any expression, "What time is it now? Qin Xu must have a reason for doing this."
The Prime Minister did not say anything, which obviously meant that he disagreed with their opinion.
This is when his role will come into play.
For monks of their level, there is not much difference between a Shangshu and a county magistrate.
The only difference may be that one looks familiar and the other may be unfamiliar.
Since they are not his own people, he can naturally say some high-sounding words.
Several people roughly understood what the Government Affairs Hall meant, and left one by one.
When leaving, several people exchanged glances, as if they wanted to get together again after leaving.
Now they need to face Qin Xu seriously, they can't be as fearless as before.
After they left, the Prime Minister turned his back to them and looked at the screen in the Government Affairs Hall.
"Qin Xu went to the palace twice. When he came back from the first trip, he took the Ministry of Works to start the operation."
"I went there the second time and came back with Duan Hongsheng."
The second minister, the minister who had just spoken, and other ministers in the hall were all lost in thought.
"Is the Holy Emperor going to take action against us, or is he killing a chicken to scare the monkeys like he did to the Feng family?"
The one who answered him was Ci Fu.
"It's definitely to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, but I don't know if there are other meanings."
"We've been sitting here for too long."
The Prime Minister's voice sounded again.
"He's not at ease."
"To pave the way for the crown prince?"
"I don't know. His mind has always been hard to guess, but he has never done anything without benefit. I could guess a little bit before, but since he indulged in the harem, even this little bit can't be guessed."
"Sir, should we do something about this?"
"Wait and see. During this period, get in touch with those noble families more."
After saying that, he walked out.
"It's cold, if you can't stand the cold, just huddle together for warmth."
After the Prime Minister left, several ministers and deputy ministers fell into deep thought.
They are all cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage, and have been operating in this Government Affairs Palace and in this dynasty for two to three hundred years.
Beneath the cover of power is their ever-increasing cultivation.
Therefore, they are the ones who are most committed to upholding the dynasty's rules.
Whoever breaks this rule will surely fight back.
Even if that person is the Holy Emperor.
Perhaps they are not as strong as the royal family, but their influence and destructive power are indeed extremely powerful.
Initially, these monks who came from independent cultivation were used as officials in order to check and balance the power of the aristocratic families.
But after several generations of holy emperors, the bureaucratic group has become too powerful to be eliminated.
This generation of Holy Emperor discovered that if he wanted to do something, there was no other way except to use force.
But he is also the one who cannot be forced.
Qin Xu's attitude towards those officials and his decisiveness in handling affairs gave him hope to achieve his goals through normal means.
Although the ministers did not know what the Holy Emperor was going to do with Qin Xu's knife, they instinctively sensed a hint of danger.
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